KMEA All-State String Orchestra

All-State String Orchestra
Century II Concert Hall
Sat - Feb. 24, 2024 - 10:30 AM

Michael Alexander
2024 KMEA All-State String Orchestra Conductor
Baylor University
Michael Alexander serves as Professor of String Music Education at Baylor University and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the Baylor School of Music. He joined the faculty in 2006 after 22 years of teaching orchestra at Stratford HS in Houston, Texas. He holds degrees from Southwestern University (BME), Sam Houston State University (MM), and the University of Houston (DMA). His duties at Baylor include overseeing the undergraduate academic curriculum, supervising string student teachers, instruction in classroom string pedagogy, and directing the Baylor String Project.

Dr. Alexander has served as President of the Texas Orchestra Directors Association, Vice-President of the Texas Music Educators Association, and President of the Texas Chapter of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA). He currently serves as Immediate Past-Chair of the ASTA National Orchestra Festival. His work has been recognized with the Houston Symphony Award for Excellence in Teaching, ASTA Elizabeth A.H. Green Award, University of Houston Outstanding Music Alumnus, TODA Orchestra Director of the Year, and Baylor Outstanding Professor Award.

Dr. Alexander has presented his research on string sight-reading, tuning, and improvisation at state, national, and international symposia. He has co-authored Orchestra Expressions (Books 1 and 2), Expressive Techniques for Orchestra, and Expressive Sight-Reading for Orchestra (Books 1 and 2). His research is published in the Journal of Research in Music Education, UPDATE: Applications of Research in Music Education, the String Research Journal, Texas Music Education Research, the American String Teacher, the International Society of Assessment in Music Education, and the Southwestern Musician. Alexander has served as clinician/conductor for All-State and Honor groups across the United States, with several engagements in Europe.

2023-24

Violin I
  1. Amaya Gab, Lawrence-Free State
  2. Angie Chen, Lawrence-Free State
  3. Ailee McConeghey, Wichita-Classical School
  4. Marlena Zuo, Lawrence-Free State
  5. Alexandra Dominguez, Maize-South
  6. William Clark, Overland Park-Blue Valley West
  7. Yara Aljubran, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
  8. Solveig Chase, Manhattan
  9. Ryan Newby, Wichita-Southeast
  10. Katelyn Page, Overland Park-Blue Valley North
  11. Etina Roelofs, Overland Park-Blue Valley North
  12. Megan Wang, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
  13. Nicholas Brady, Olathe-North
  14. Danbee Kim, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
  15. Oliver Christians, Wichita-East
  16. Srinivasa Vel, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
  17. Bisandu Buluwana, Olathe-North
  18. Sarah Anderson, Shawnee-Mill Valley
  19. Abrie Mong, Derby
  20. Elaine Ching, Olathe-East
  21. Taran Robertson, Goddard-Eisenhower
  22. Evyn Cox, Hays
Violin II
  1. Madden Stueve, Olathe-West
  2. Leonardo Aptilon, Overland Park-Blue Valley
  3. Cael Harlan, Bel Aire-Northeast Magnet
  4. Hannah Kim, Overland Park-Blue Valley North
  5. Valerie Hsiung, Shawnee Mission-East
  6. Aiden Chowdhury, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
  7. Jack Bowen, Maize
  8. Shuyun Li, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
  9. Kayla Carpenter, Shawnee-Shawnee Mission Northwest
  10. Athul Prasad, Overland Park-Blue Valley West
  11. Arielle Li, Olathe-North
  12. Lyla Lansdown, Maize
  13. Olivia Gubareva, Salina-Central
  14. Ella Lim, Overland Park-Blue Valley
  15. Alexander Uong, Wichita-Southeast
  16. Yerin (Lois) Kim, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
  17. Leena Iyengar, Overland Park-Blue Valley West
  18. Angela Edwards, Overland Park-Blue Valley West
  19. Evan Nugent, Overland Park-Blue Valley North
  20. Neil Joshi, Overland Park-Blue Valley West
  21. Conner Miller, Hays
  22. Aidan Yang, Overland Park-Blue Valley North
Viola
  1. Nate Udell, Olathe-Northwest
  2. Garrett Li, Olathe-North
  3. Libby Kepler, Olathe-Northwest
  4. Alina Arceo, Salina-South
  5. Riley Strait, Olathe-North
  6. Kathryn Hale, Lawrence-Free State
  7. Colin Weaver, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
  8. Lois Xie, Lawrence-Free State
  9. Lily Meek, Spring Hill
  10. Tri Lam, Wichita-East
  11. Noah Jackson, Goddard-Eisenhower
  12. Victoria Freund, Olathe-East
  13. Kirah Taskinen, Lindsborg-Smoky Valley
  14. Madison Teal, Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights
  15. Spencer Lein, Olathe-Northwest
  16. Johanna Speer, Maize
Cello
  1. Dominic Marroquin, Olathe-North
  2. Sage Emerson, Olathe-East
  3. Emily Topham, Manhattan
  4. Alan Richey, Overland Park-Blue Valley
  5. Adele Van Lieshout, Overland Park-Blue Valley North
  6. Julian Jones, Shawnee-Shawnee Mission Northwest
  7. Amanda Sun, Shawnee Mission-East
  8. Emma Lucht, Topeka-Washburn Rural
  9. Cole Shyver, Overland Park-Blue Valley
  10. Aidyn Kilman, Hutchinson
  11. Grace Kallman, Goddard-Eisenhower
  12. Alexander Cross, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
  13. Eugenie Kim, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
  14. Dellany Torres, Independence
  15. John Rose, Salina-Central
  16. Shea Spiess, Lawrence
Bass
  1. Carter Steenhard, Olathe-North
  2. Clare O'Malley, Shawnee-Shawnee Mission Northwest
  3. Guna Thatipelli, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
  4. Clark Blair, Shawnee Mission-South
  5. Mark Wilkie, Topeka-West
  6. Xander Zdrojewski, Wichita-East
  7. Annah Steele, Lawrence-Free State
  8. Brendan Stults, Hays
  9. Addison Holle, Gardner-Edgerton
Harp
  1. Daniel Cho, Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest
  2. Hannah Hillyer, Olathe-Northwest
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